before bad weather stopped play. and sarah has the weather. good morning. another unsettled day today. there is sunshine in the forecast but also some heavy downpour as well. i will have the details in 15 minutes. police in australia say they ve foiled an islamist inspired plot to bring down an aircraft with an improvised device. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, said the plot appeared to be elaborate , rather than planned by a lone wolf. phil mercer reports. investigators in australia say they had information about a plot to blow up an aircraft involving the use of an improvised device. four men have been detained following raids across sydney by heavily armed police and members of australia s domestic spy agency. it is reported the operation was not planned, but a rapid response to a tipoff. the prime minister, malcolm turnbull, said the authorities have foiled what appears to be an elaborate conspiracy. i can report last night that there has been a majorjoint countert
President biden s nominee for the supreme court has been questioned by senators on the second day of her confirmation hearing. kentaji brown jackson rejected republican allegations she had been too lenient in her sentencing in child sex cases. she also defended her work representing terrorism suspects. the 51 year old judge is expected to gain enough votes to secure the confirmation. the duke and duchess of cambridge have left belize, after a four day visit, as part of their caribbean tour marking the queen s platinum jubilee. the next stop is jamaica, asjonny dymond reports. into the sunshine and into controversy. it all looks like business as usual. the governor general brought a warm welcome. the couple brought thanks from the queen for seven decades of support over her reign. but not everyone is feeling supportive. some here, and some in government, want an apology for slavery, the slavery that britain ran and that some britons made vast profits from, the slavery that did so much d
Going to come back to normal. let s get some of the day s other news: rescuers at the site of a plane crash in southern china have found burnt wreckage and personal belongings of those on board, but no sign of any survivors. china eastern flight mu 5735 was carrying 132 people when it nose dived 30,000 feet into hills in guangxi province on monday. recovery work has been hampered by difficult terrain. new zealand is to significantly loosen its covid 19 rules as prime ministerjacinda ardern announced a new beginning . the country has had some of the toughest restrictions in the world, but it s seen a huge surge in infections since the 0micron variant took hold with almost 21,000 new daily cases recorded. president biden s nominee for the supreme court has been questioned by senators on the second day of her confirmation hearing. kentaji brown jackson rejected republican allegations she had been too lenient in her sentencing in child sex cases. she also defended her work representing
As it was ten years ago, it still might be unfair to force a defendant to figure out who, what and where he was ten years ago in his own defense. of course there are exceptions to these limits. the most famous one is murder. there is no statute of limitations on murder. another exception is what we call tolling. tolling essentially stops the clock on a limitations period. this is only in situations where it would be unfair to allow that clock to keep running. for example, states will toll the statute of limitations in child sex cases until the victim turns 18. often people say why not do away with the limitations period with sex crimes just like we have done away with it for murder. but murder is very unique. it creates a treasure trove of evidence. you have a body you may have fingerprints you may have ballistics you may even have dna. the general rule is the more serious the crime, the longer the limitations period.
he was a graduate assistant. he was in the locker room in the lasch building where he said he saw sandusky raping a child. how does sandusky s lawyer respond to a seemingly unshakable account? our jason carroll asked him directly. his answers, they may shock you. jason joins us in a moment, so will an attorney for one of the victims. a lot happening tonight, including the removal of joe paterno s name from the big ten championship trophy. the ceo of sandusky s second mile charity was replaced today. also revelations that the judge who freed sandusky on bail without requiring him to put up a penny in bail despite 40 sex abuse charges against him was herself a second mile member. and penn state s acting president posting a set of promises on the university website today including this quote, we will revisit all standards, policies and programs to ensure they meet not only the law but penn state s standard. he also promised transparency and said, quote, never again should anyo